
Shangri-La
Aug 03 2002
•2h 44m
•Comedy, Drama
Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.
Cast
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Show Aikawa
Village Headman

Shiro Sano
Kuwata

Yuu Tokui
Seisuke Umemoto

Midoriko Kimura
Fusae
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